Beyond protocol issues, the negotiation of a new agreement with International Monetary Fund (IMF)as well as promoting the arrival of investments, mainly in mining and hydrocarbons, appear among the objectives of the President, who will also take advantage of the tour to collect personal awards from entities related to liberal thought, a way to promote his image as a global leader.
In that sense, it will receive four awards: two in the United States and two in Switzerland. He Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the North American country is another of the axes that will fly over.
Javier Milei travels to the United States and meets with the IMF
The agreement with the Fund will be key in the trip. In that sense, he will meet again with the managing director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, after having had a one-on-one meeting in November, during the G20 Summit in Rio de JaneiroBrazil. The meeting with Georgieva is scheduled for Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The President himself acknowledged in radio statements that To get out of the trap you would need US$12,000 million. This is what Economy Minister Luis Caputo’s negotiations focus on.
Although the Government trusts that the good harmony between Milei and Trump could be the key to unlocking new disbursements from the organization, the biggest doubts arise regarding Argentina’s over-indebtedness with the IMF. Likewise, the Fund’s concerns regarding the exchange rate weigh heavily.
Voices from the city speculate that the new agreement could be extended until after the elections, when the Government could adjust the value of the dollar, less tied to the need to sustain inflation with the exchange rate as the main anchor.
In dialogue with ScopeFide’s chief economist, Pedro Gaite, was skeptical of the possibility of an agreement prior to the elections. The thing is, “The Government is very convinced that the exchange rate policy is not touched because it is the axis of the inflationary policy, which in turn is the priority”. At the same time, if there is no exchange rate correction, the specialist does not believe that there could be disbursements from the international organization.
“The agreement with the IMF would remain until after the elections – in his opinion – since there the Government could eventually carry out a more or less controlled devaluation with the arrival of funds and perhaps with some lifting of exchange controls.”
Participation on Monday in Trump’s inauguration will be another instance to continue advancing in the possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The possibility finds voices for and against, and has an additional multilateral obstacle, since Mercosur could be a stumbling block in the President’s plans.
Investments: the arrival of Donald Trump and the link with Javier Milei
The United States is the main investor in Argentinawith US$30,000 million and a participation that exceeds 18% of the total. It is also the third trading partner, behind Brazil and China, with an exchange of US$12 billion, a balance that is structurally in deficit for the country, according to a report released in the last few hours. ABECEB before Trump’s inauguration.
“Notable products include crude oil, naphtha and organic and inorganic chemicals, which together represent 36% of total exports, worth US$2,084.7 million accumulated as of November 2024“, mentions the work.
In that sense, it is worth noting that in addition to Milei, the governor of San Juan, Marcelo Orrego, and the mayor of the Neuquén town of Añelo (heart of Vaca Muerta), Fernando Banderet. Cards that mark, at least, the interests of the United States in the country: mining, fundamentally projects linked to copper, and hydrocarbons.
Then, in Switzerland, where Milei will leave on Tuesday, investments will continue on the agenda. Thursday the 22nd will be the busiest day in Davos for the President. At 6:15 he will give a 30-minute speech at the Forum and a while later, at 7, he will hold a meeting with the CEO of Coca Cola, James Quincey.
Javier Milei and the reaffirmation of his global image
The presidential tour will serve to strengthen his global image, an axis that has been central to Milei since he took office in December 2023. With that focus, he will have four recognitions, two in the United States and two in Switzerland, linked to plants of libertarian thought and liberal.
On the same Saturday, the day of arrival in the United States, he will participate in the Inaugural Hispanic Gala, where he will be awarded the “LWS Award 2025-Titan of Economic Reform.”
On Sunday from 8 p.m., Milei will be at the 1775 Gala, where she will give a speech and receive the second prize of the tour: the “2025 Champion of Economic Freedom”. It will not be your last activity of the day. At 10 p.m., he will attend the Inaugural Latino Gala organized by the National Hispanic Republican Assembly and the America First Policy Institute, where he will also give a few brief words, according to the official agenda.
Meanwhile, in Switzerland, on Thursday at 8, he will receive his third prize of the tour, in this case by the “Country Strategy Dialogue on Argentina”where he will speak and have a work meeting with directors of companies and holding companies from different sectors and countries.
That same day, they will give him the fourth prize of the tour. Liberales Institut, a center of classical liberal thought, founded in 1979 Zurich, Switzerland, will give you the “Röpke Prize”.
Source: Ambito
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